GUO Z, QIAN Q, LI X, ZHU Y, REN J, LI M. Efficacy of verbascoside, echinacoside, crenatoside on altitude-induced fatigue in rats and possible mechanism.
J TRADIT CHIN MED 2023;
43:934-943. [PMID:
37679981 PMCID:
PMC10465824 DOI:
10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20230630.001]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To study the efficacy and mechanism of three phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs) (verbascoside, echinacoside, and crenatoside) on altitude-induced fatigue in rats.
METHODS
Altitude-induced fatigue model rats were established in a large hypobaric chamber. Swimming time, energy storage substances, metabolic enzymes, and metabolites were used to evaluate the anti-fatigue activities and mechanism of three PhGs (verbascoside, echinacoside, and crenatoside) (150 mg/kg, intragastric administration) in the hypoxic environment.
RESULTS
The three PhGs, especially verbascoside, could prolong the swimming time of rats, ameliorate the edema and inflammatory infiltration of liver and skeletal muscle, increase the level of energy storage substances, reduce the decomposition of proteins, and exhibit positive effects on the metabolism-related enzyme activity and metabolites.
CONCLUSIONS
The PhGs, especially verbascoside, are very potential with anti-fatigue activity in hypoxia. The mechanism may be explained with regulation of energy metabolism and reduction of oxidative stress.
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